One month after Britain made a New Year split from the European Union’s economic embrace, businesses that once traded freely are getting used to frustrating checks, delays and red tape.

Manufacturers say fears over red tape and political chaos are creating more uncertainty.

Ease of trading is key measure of success, say cross-channel businesses, not lack of lorry traffic.

Make UK says two-thirds of companies fear customs delays and red tape from new rules will further hamper supply chains.

40% of UK manufacturers have looked to domesticate supply lines, while many EU firms are complacent about trading with British companies, Make UK says.

"It’s very difficult to date for manufacturers to see any benefit from leaving," an organisation representing thousands of businesses has said.

The OBR forecast that Brexit would cost the UK economy 4% of GDP now looks ridiculously optimistic as the damage mounts.

Brexit has increased costs for 51% of UK manufacturers, with 35% saying they have lost revenue and one in five that they have lost potential business due to Brexit, according to a new survey by the manufacturers’ organisation, Make UK.

January deadline is scuppering UK supply chains as they reel from the pandemic.

Company leaders said Brexit is one of their biggest concerns – with key issues being a lack of access to EU migrants.

Brexit has caused a crisis for British manufacturers who export into Europe – and things could be about to get even worse...

The consequences of ending the free movement of people between Britain and the EU are becoming painfully clear.

Britain on Tuesday said it would retain the European 'CE' safety mark for products indefinitely rather than scrap it following the country's departure from the European Union, in a move welcomed by businesses as a pragmatic step.

Letter says government needs to act quickly to resolve customs issues faced by exporters following Brexit

HALF of manufacturers fear Brexit customs costs will harm their businesses this year, according to a leading industry body.

Manufacturers warn of ‘devastating price war’ on consumers if tariffs are enforced in 2024.

The majority of English regions and Wales are seeing a downward trend in their share of manufacturing exports to the European Union (EU) suggesting a potential structural shift in the UK’s trade patterns, according to the latest analysis published by Make UK and accountancy and business advisory firm BDO.

Trade body Make UK adds to pressure on Rishi Sunak as it calls for reset of relationships with Europe. / Business leaders say frayed relations with the EU are costing the British economy, as suppliers in the bloc grow more cautious about doing business with post-Brexit Britain.

Signs that European customers are “abandoning” UK firms are starting to show after British manufacturing recorded the steepest downturn in almost three years.

The outcome being pursued by the prime minister in the Brexit trade talks will not avoid costly friction at the border.

Manufacturing organisation Make UK said the sector is battling to fill 95,000 vacancies.

UK-based manufacturers and supply chains could face a fresh wave of disruption because of a failure to agree crucial safety standards with the European Union, industry leaders are warning.

Heinz's announcement that it was to start making ketchup in the UK again was widely hailed, but the UK's post-Brexit food and drink manufacturing sector still faces stern challenges.

Food and drink firms are seeing "terrifying" price rises, a sector trade body has said, warning of a knock-on effect for consumers.

Make UK says Tory candidates show ‘zero understanding’ of consequences of no deal.

Political chaos since Brexit is to blame, say manufacturers.

The UK regions and Nations which voted for Brexit have increased their dependence on the EU for manufacturing exports, while the European market remains the overwhelming favoured destination for the sector.

Industry draws link between politicians’ talk of crashing out of EU and firms losing clients. / A no-deal Brexit will be “commercial suicide” with tens of thousands of jobs already lost in the UK because of the political uncertainty, manufacturing representatives have said.

Some in Tory leadership race ready to go against warnings of major business lobby groups.

Lobby group says former Labour seats have most to lose from collapse of talks.

Rishi Sunak needs to grasp that ‘smart subsidy’ is what is powering our global rivals.

Research also reveals EU remains ‘overwhelmingly dominant’ destination for UK manufacturing exports.

Manufacturers are calling on Theresa May to revoke article 50 if she can’t strike a Brexit agreement next week, in the latest sign that the looming possibility of Britain leaving the EU without a deal is hammering confidence in the sector.

European firms have gone cold on doing business in UK, survey finds.

Nobody ever said that a no-deal Brexit would badly affect our ability to deal with the global outbreak of a viral illness. Well, apart from the British Medical Association in 2018. And the Faculty of Public Health, in 2016 before the referendum was held.

The government has quietly admitted Singapore-on-Thames is dead.

Three out of every four British manufacturers have experienced Brexit-related delays during the past three months and the government must sort out problems that are still affecting ports, industry group Make UK said on Thursday.

Trade body Make UK said 90% of businesses felt post-Brexit trading arrangements were still disrupting trade.

British Chambers of Commerce presents government with urgent recommendations as members report struggling to sell into EU.

One year after the UK completed its exit of the EU, two-thirds of British manufacturers have said that Brexit has hampered their business ‘moderately or significantly’.

Government to allow businesses to continue using European CE certification for another year.

Growth in the UK’s manufacturing sector slowed further last month to a two-year-low as concerns over the global economy and raw material shortages impacted new orders.

The UK government has decided to recognise the EU's product safety symbol indefinitely, in a post-Brexit climbdown. / From the end of next year, goods such as light bulbs and toys were meant to carry a new UK-only mark to be sold in Great Britain.

The EU’s share of Wales’ export market has risen from 58% to 60%, despite a reduced dependence on the EU and opening up export markets with the rest of the world being a stated objective of the Brexit project.

Britain has been told to prepare for a no-deal Brexit when the transition period ends on 1 January 2021, after trade deal talks reached an impasse.

Nimisha Raja did all she could to prepare her business for 1 January but the upheaval is already taking its toll.